The largest lingam in Cambodia may be at Phnom Bok Mountain—a massive sandstone monolith measured at 14 ft long, weighing 10 tons. Archaeologists confirm it's monolithic. Held together with ropes today. 🔱
10-ton monolithic lingam discovered on Cambodian mountaintop
Site mentioned
📍 Mount Fambach
Key facts
- Largest lingam in Cambodia, possibly all of Southeast Asia
- Measures 14 feet long and 4 feet in diameter
- Weighs at least 10 tons (10,000 kg or 22,000 lbs)
- Made of a single block of sandstone (monolithic)
- Composed of three parts: Shiva bhaga (cylindrical top), Vishnu bhaga (octagonal middle), Brahma bhaga (square base)
- Originally made in Lingapura or Phonamulan mountain, at least 50 miles away
- Transported and placed on mountaintop 725 feet above ground level
- Heavily damaged, now held together with ropes
Sources
www.andybrouwer.co.uk: Cambodia's largest lingablog.andybrouwer.co.uk
The largest linga that I know of in Cambodia is to be found at Phnom Bok, but it takes an exhausting climb to reach the summit of the hill and the 10-ton linga ...
APSARA National Authority excavates platform of Shiva linga on ...khmertimeskh.com
The APSARA National Authority is excavating the platform of a large Shiva linga on Phnom Bok to restore the ancient structure.
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